Written answers
Thursday, 15 October 2009
Department of Agriculture and Food
Rural Environment Protection Scheme
Joe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)
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Question 48: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of farmers penalised under the REP scheme in 2008; the breakdown of this figure; and the reason for the imposition of penalties. [36207/09]
Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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There were 3,381 penalties applied to farmers under the REP scheme in 2008. These are listed in the following table. The number of farmers affected is smaller, however, as multiple breaches of the scheme were detected in a number of instances.
| Reason | Number |
| Adjustment for area change | 1,294 |
| Any other reason | 312 |
| Undertakings in respect of farmyard not carried out as planned | 205 |
| Non-compliance with requirements of option 1 (report on tao 1 form) | 169 |
| Recommended quantity of lime not applied | 143 |
| Quantity of organic N exceeded planned limits by 10% or more | 119 |
| Bovines not excluded from wells and watercourses marked blue on map | 117 |
| Farm boundaries not stockproofed | 94 |
| Hedgerows/stonewalls not maintained as specified in plan | 71 |
| Non-compliance with requirements of option 2 (report on tao 1 form) | 61 |
| Application lodged 7 working days late | 49 |
| Application lodged 1 working day late | 48 |
| Quantity of organic N applied not kept within the scheme maximum limit | 47 |
| Application lodged 6 working days late | 44 |
| Stock not wintered as set out in plan | 39 |
| Application lodged 3 working days late | 38 |
| Application lodged 8 working days late | 35 |
| Application lodged 2 working days late | 34 |
| Planned waste storage facilities not provided | 33 |
| Application received thereafter | 33 |
| Application lodged 5 working days late | 30 |
| Application lodged 4 working days late | 29 |
| Quantity of chemical P or N exceeded planned limits by more than 10% or scheme limits | 28 |
| Planned animal housing facilities not provided | 22 |
| Application lodged 9 working days late | 22 |
| Record sheets (1 to 7) not completed in accordance with specification | 19 |
| Herbicide or chemical/organic fertilisers applied within 1.5m of hedgerows/stone walls/field margins | 17 |
| Quantity of chemical P or N exceeded planned limits by =10% | 17 |
| Specified conservation/management practices not carried out as detailed on plan | 16 |
| Non-compliance with linnet habitat SM5 | 15 |
| Fences not located the specified distance from wells/watercourses | 14 |
| Planned silage storage facilities not provided | 13 |
| Listed habitats not retained as specified | 13 |
| Field boundaries,hedgerows and stonewalls on map not retained | 12 |
| Limits of N (chemical or organic) exceeded | 11 |
| Tillage field margins widths not in conformity with reps requirements | 10 |
| Application lodged 10 working days late | 10 |
| Quantity of N applied exceeded more than 10% of that planned | 9 |
| Application lodged 13 working days late | 9 |
| Application lodged 11 working days late | 7 |
| Application lodged 12 working days late | 7 |
| Application lodged 15 working days late | 7 |
| Waste discharging into watercourses/drains | 6 |
| Non-compliance with traditional Irish orchard SM2 | 5 |
| Records not kept as prescribed | 4 |
| Application lodged 14 working days late | 4 |
| Application lodged 16 working days late | 4 |
| Application lodged 17 working days late | 4 |
| Application lodged 21 working days late | 4 |
| Application lodged 24 working days late | 4 |
| Non-compliance with long-term setaside (riparian zone) SM4 | 3 |
| Application lodged 18 working days late | 3 |
| Slurry spread during prohibited period | 3 |
| Chemical P limit exceeded | 2 |
| Application lodged 19 working days late | 2 |
| Non-compliance with corncrake SM1 | 2 |
| Monuments/features not being retained as specified in plan | 1 |
| Non-compliance with rare breeds SM3 | 1 |
| REPS 1A not lodged within specified periods | 1 |
| Revised plan not submitted within specified periods | 1 |
| Application lodged 20 working days late | 1 |
| Non-compliance with stocking limits set out on plan. Limits exceeded by 10-20% | 1 |
| Non-compliance with stocking limits set out on plan. Limits exceeded by more than 20% | 1 |
| Non-compliance or withdrawal of organic licence SM6 | 1 |
| Non-compliance with SM6 | 1 |
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